In recent years,The use of emerging medical technologies for enhancement is widely controversial,Part of the controversy distinguishing between medical treatment and enhancement often involves the concept of nature。Using “natural” to describe moral behavior is a tradition in ethics,However, "nature" appearing in various contexts has essentially different or even opposite connotations。There are many discussions in the academic community on the ethical evaluation of augmentation technology,This article only uses this to point out that the connotation of natural concepts in moral judgments is quite different,And Bet365 app download is more suitable as a coordinate to measure ethical life。
When judging enhancement Bet365 app download,Treatment and enhancement are markers for the ethical use of a biomedical Bet365 app download,This point has generally gained academic consensus。The ethical basis for distinguishing treatment from enhancement is based on the concept of nature。Unnatural、Abnormal physical state is a disease,Compensation and cure of illness are considered treatments;The improvement of human body functions beyond the scope of treatment、Enhancement and expansion,is called enhancement。Changing human functions or even species performance in the sense of enhancement,The concept of nature plays an important role in judging criteria。It defends Bet365 app download for therapeutic purposes,And reject the use of Bet365 app download to enhance human abilities。This article will point out,It is precisely the misunderstanding of "nature" that leads people to oppose treatment and enhancement。
"What is natural is good",This judgment is very questionable。In terms of the concept of Bet365 app download,There are at least two opposing understanding frameworks in academia。One is conservatism,A framework for understanding Bet365 app download as a gift,Like Rousseau、Heidegger、Sandel and others believe that Bet365 app download is beautiful,Human activities should conform to and respect the wisdom of Bet365 app download;The other is radical,A framework of understanding that advocates innovation,For example, Nietzsche believed that people have the responsibility to change Bet365 app download to show their creativity。In other words,Understand Bet365 app download according to the former way,Augmenting human capabilities will be criticized as an intrusion into human Bet365 app download;Understanding Bet365 app download in the latter way,Enhancement of human capabilities is acceptable。
The uncertainty of the natural distinction between treatment and enhancement is revealed here in at least two aspects: First,The need to treat disease is “natural”,Understood as part of nature itself,At the same time, the process of biotechnology replicating or utilizing biological forms is an imitation of nature,Can also be understood as having "naturalness"。Part 2,As biotechnology continues to expand its understanding of the human genome and different biological processes,The definition of health is constantly evolving and changing。A functional state formerly considered “healthy or natural”,May gradually be recognized as a disease。But what we need to focus on is not to find the medical value and ethical basis between "natural" and "artificial" for augmentation Bet365 app download,“It is not the technologies themselves that are morally questionable,It’s the intention behind these technologies”。Therefore,The question is not whether the methods we use are “natural” or “artificial”,But whether the true intention behind our use of augmentation Bet365 app download has more ethical guiding value。
In this regard,One,It is impossible to distinguish between treatment and enhancement using nature as a symbol,What people need to know is the value presupposition behind nature。Part 2,Dissolving nature does not mean that there are no clear values in laws and rules to judge enhancement Bet365 app download,What is important is the recognition of the medical value,Intrinsically, it is based on the subject’s psychological understanding of “health”,Externally speaking, it is based on social and cultural recognition of natural or healthy concepts in the usual sense。Part 3,Healing and enhancement are not diametrically opposed,Treatment and enhancement are unified in the human desire to change from weak to strong,And fragile、Failure and death are specific aspects of human nature。
Since the concept of nature is vague and abstract when distinguishing between treatment and enhancement,Bet365 app download as an aspect of nature provides a more concrete perspective。On the one hand,Bet365 app download is the endogenous driving force for human survival and reproduction。On the other hand,It calls attention to the greater risks posed by technology,The superstition that once led technical rationality to a better life,Begin to be questioned amidst the more tragedies and uncertainties of modern life。Bet365 app download has a balancing power,Think about the limits of human self-protection and self-improvement while reflecting on technological rationality。
When natural attributes are positioned as Bet365 app download,One will find that inner emotions and desires point directly to the desire for self-preservation through medical technology。Actually,The distinction between medical treatment and enhancement is often a conservative appeal,Sandel advocated,We should not change the natural foundation or conditions without authorization。Sandel’s point of view has some truth,It is precisely because of human fragility that makes life more cherishable,Thus, discussions involving life have more moral value。But he ignores or deliberately does not discuss the other side of Bet365 app download,It is not human nature to be vulnerable,The perceptual experience of being threatened by disease cannot be persuaded by the reasons of natural gifts。If improvements in technology can overcome specific Bet365 app download hazards,What reason is there for us to let fatal diseases threaten our lives like conservatism?Although the development of biomedicine has made human diseases largely predictable and treatable,But new viruses and new death threats are still coming,People find that their lifelong plans are destined to coexist with chance。This just shows,Bet365 app download is not static、Human attributes left to be admired,But a dynamic stimulation of human prosperity,It must point to a change and improvement。Acknowledge Bet365 app download,It means recognizing and respecting human efforts and struggles in overcoming Bet365 app download。
Although physical illness and death are to a large extent major sources of human Bet365 app download,But humans are also vulnerable in other ways。Permanent dependence on social relationships is a more fundamental Bet365 app download of human beings。People inevitably place their hope and trust in things outside themselves,So uncertainty follows you。And this relationship-based Bet365 app download may be further amplified。Since entering modern society,With the help of reasoning logic from an individualized perspective,Individual interests become the core consideration of moral actions and judgments,Modern technology is empowered by the instrumental rationality of atomic individuals,Ultimately, it leads to greater Bet365 app download and risk to society as a whole。
If people do not realize that individual well-being comes from the common group composed of social relationships,The relationship between oneself and the community will be regarded as an irresolvable dilemma,Either as a constraint of rational calculation。Anyway,Discuss enhancement techniques based on Bet365 app download,It is necessary to enhance technology to resist the tragedy of Bet365 app download,At the same time, it is also necessary to resist secondary damage caused by enhancement technology。Examining enhancement technology through Bet365 app download,It is a value proposition that invokes metaphysical or spiritual concepts to think about the goodness of life。Bet365 app download in focus,Shift people’s expectations for a better life from the thinking of “development is good” to stability, balance and the integrity of human abilities。
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Bet365 app download brings people’s basic ability to live a good life into ethical perspective,There is also quality、Draw the bottom line of goodness in life in a decent sense。Augmentation technology is not about enhancing all body functions,But to ensure that people’s basic ability to resist Bet365 app download is improved,Bet365 app download thus answers the question in which area of life augmentation technology should be applied first。Augmentation technology is not only used in the sense of medical ethics rules,It can be seen from the description of Bet365 app download,There are hierarchical differences in people's ability to resist Bet365 app download in a community,Thus Bet365 app download also answers the question of which groups should be prioritized for augmentation technology。
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